This ruggedly scenic park includes rainforest, eucalypt forest, beaches, rocky headlands covered in hoop pines, and volcanic rock formations. Visitors can camp and bushwalk. A marine park adjoins.
Location
50km north-west of Mackay on the Central Queensland coast, approximately 1025km north of Brisbane
Park facilities
- Campfires allowed (conditions apply)
- Lookout
- No rubbish bins
- Toilets
- Wheelchair access (may require assistance)
- Tent camping
- Caravan camping
- Camper trailer camping
- Campervan camping
- Fishing
- Walking
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Enjoy beautiful sandy beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park. Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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Be on the lookout for all sorts of wildlife. Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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Cape Hillsborough National Park is a birdwatcher's delight, with species such as red-tailed black-cockatoos to capture in your binoculars. Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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Leave footprints along the fine sandy beaches of Cape Hillsborough National Park. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Wildflowers provide splashes of colour along walking tracks through the park. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Enjoy stunning views from lookouts along the Andrews Point track. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Learn how the Yuibera people thrived here from signs along The Diversity boardwalk and Yuibera plant trail. Photo credit: Querida Hutchinson © Queensland Government
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Shaded camp sites just behind the beach await you at Smalleys Beach camping area. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Enjoy a BBQ in the shady Cape Hillsborough day-use area. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Get up early and have breakfast on the beach with the wallabies. Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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Don’t leave Cape Hillsborough National Park without a photo of the cute agile wallabies. Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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Meander through different plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Meet friendly agile wallabies on the beaches at Cape Hillsborough National Park. Photo credit: Maxime Coquard © Tourism and Events Queensland
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Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and get up early to enjoy scenic sunrises. Photo credit: © Tourism and Events Queensland
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Camp at Smalleys Beach camping area and enjoy this beautiful beach. Photo credit: © Karen Curtis
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This ruggedly scenic park features rainforest, beaches and rocky headlands. Photo credit: © Mike Griinke
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Relax in large, shady camp sites just behind the beach at Smalleys Beach camping area. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Enjoy sweeping coastal views from the Andrews Point track. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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At low tide, enjoy a stroll along the beach at Beachcomber Cove. Photo credit: © Chris Whitelaw
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Marvel at the diversity of plant communities along The Diversity boardwalk. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Learn about the Yuibera people's traditional use of plants on the coastal Yuibera plant trail. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
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Cape Hillsborough day-use area is a shaded picnic spot fringed by sandy beach. Photo credit: John Atkinson © Queensland Government
- There are currently no park alerts for this park.